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Rule "not unlike (similar, alike)"

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Description: not unlike (similar, alike)
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: Avoid using "not". Did you mean similar or alike?
Category: Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Sisters were not unlike.
    Correction suggestion: similar, alike
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Sisters were alike.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NOT_UNLIKE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)